Top Hip Hop / R&B Songs Music Chart - October 20, 2012

*Kendrick Lamar‘s Dre-assisted “Compton” retains the top spot this week, but the former runner-up, T.I.‘s “Trap Back Jumpin,” gets knocked to fifth by Ludacris’ “Representin’” (formerly on our Rap Chart).

*Graduating from last week’s Rap Chart along with Luda’s joint, Joe Budden‘s “She Don’t Put It Down Like You,” Kid CuDi‘s “Just What I Am,” DJ Khaled‘s “I Did It for My Dawgz” claim third, 16th and 17th.

The Recipe and Swimming Pools (Drank) were singles; Kendrick Lamar's latest, on the other hand, feels like an event. The latest release off the Top Dawg fast-riser's highly-anticipated debut set is a...Read More

UPDATE: Click "Watch Video" for the brand new visuals to Representin. Mobile users scroll down.
Though Ludacris' last album, Battle of the Sexes, had male-female relations (sexual and otherwise) as...Read More

Joe Budden has a reputation for messy public breakups, but that doesn't mean he doesn't cherish memories of the good times he and his exes enjoyed together—particularly when those good times...Read More

They say mo' money means more problems, but Lil Wayne isn't stressing. In fact, according to his latest feature, the YMCMB mogul's got No Worries whatsoever. A Dedication 4 inclusion that's been...Read More

On T.I.'s newest street single, Trap Back Jumpin, the Southern spitter makes a lyrical return to the trap and in the process seems to have awakened a younger version of himself that was previously...Read More

On Wiz Khalifa's newest single, Remember You, the Pittsburgh emcee recruits Canadian crooner The Weeknd, who yearns for remembrance on the song's hook. With such a unique collaboration the duo will...Read More

I'm no mind-reader, but something tells me that having So Many Girls might not necessarily be a problem for the hip-hop quartet that is DJ Drama, Wale, Tyga, and Roscoe Dash. On Girls, which is a...Read More

Having received lukewarm reader reviews for No One, the French Montana and Meek Mill-assisted lead single from her forthcoming comeback set, Ashanti has pulled out the big guns for the follow-up....Read More

Women love Ne-Yo because he represents a species perceived to be endangered in this day and age: namely, the gentleman. As a paragon of chivalry and elegance, however, he demands a woman of equally...Read More

The sun rises in the east, the seasons change, the moon waxes and wanes and Tyga releases new stripper anthems. Mr. Rack City himself is back and diving right into that Magic City rap style with new...Read More

UPDATE: Click "Watch Video" for the brand new visuals to Celebration.
Bust out the party hats and cupcakes, Booth readers—this is a Celebration! (Feel free to substitute kush and champagne if...Read More

Whether its spending a ridiculous amount of money on his jewels or goofing off in school, North Carolina rhyme slinger J. Cole isn't afraid to let it be known that he can act just as much a fool as...Read More

Big Sean's accomplished a lot during his time on earth—how many 24-year-olds can say they've released a major-label debut album, or worked with Kanye West?--but the Detroit rhymesayer isn't resting...Read More

Once, Bruno Mars thought love was only true in fairy tales; meant for someone else but not for him. That all changed when he got it in with a certain woman. Now that he's had a taste of what he's been...Read More

Booth readers, meet the record that's going to be blowing up radio airwaves everywhere for the next several months. Premiered earlier today on iHeartRadio, the lead single selection off Rihanna's...Read More

Update: Click "Watch Video" above to view the Just What I Am video. Mobile users can scroll down.
Late last month, Kid Cudi reappeared on hip-hop's radar as he rode around with Hit-Boy in his Old...Read More

For every trap denizen who makes it out, there's at least one who lost their life trying to hustle their way to a better life. Coming on the heels of My Moment and We in This B*tch 1.5, the third...Read More

Santa Cruz native Chris Rene may not have clenched the victory on the first season of The X Factor, but that hasn't stopped the multi-talented artist from keeping things rolling with his music. After...Read More

If you don't think J. Cole, Big K.R.I.T. and Kendrick Lamar are prepared to annihilate anything and everything standing between them and hip-hop legendhood, then you haven't been paying attention....Read More